JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 2019

________is used to describe the 'god of inspiration' in literature

A significant literary device employed by Morris in 'The Proud King' is that of________

Adeoti's "Ambush" ends on a note of___________

In Lenrie's 'The Panic of Growing Older', another significant theme therein is on the___________

Amma Darko's Faceless may be best described as a___________

A short poem that expresses an idea in a clever way is called _____

'They are as fearsome as they are fearless' is an example of______

"The sudden throb of pain" in Lenrie's 'The Panic of Growing Old' signifies the_________

The characterisation of Othello maybe pointed out in that__________

The bar in Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar" is a symbol for the___________

What basically distinguishes literature from other disciplines is its________

The art of using persuasive words in literary works is known as_______

Richard Wright's " Native Son" may be described to a/an_______

The second stanza of Awonoor's Anvil and the Hammer ________

Lago's hatred for Othello is deep rooted because__________

Read the poem and answer questions

At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we'd gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved by paltry human respect
For the life of fellow man by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother's wife has been wife to other brother's brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stopped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.

There is a predominance of words associated with________

Read the poem and answer questions

At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we'd gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved by paltry human respect
For the life of fellow man by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother's wife has been wife to other brother's brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stopped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.

The mood of the poet is one of________